Shoe-heel



A. J. SERTL.

SHOE HEEL- APPLICATION men use. 1. I919.

Patented Mar. 22', 1921.

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SHOE-HEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar, 22, 1921 Application. filed December 1, 1919. Serial No. 341,748.

To all whom it may concern:

.Be it known that I ALBERT. J. Snnrn, a citizen of the United tates, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Shoe-Heels, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specificatlon.

My invention relates generally to .foot wear, and more particularly to a heel for shoes, boots, and the like, the principal objects of my invention being to provide a heel of relatively simple structure, which may be easily and cheaply manufactured, WlllCll is capable of being easily and firmly secured to the heelseat portion of a shoe, and the lower portion of said heelbeing constructed so that one or more lifts of leather, rubber or analogousmaterial may be readily secured thereto.

Further objects of my invention, are, to

is relatively light in weight, and which has a certain degree of resiliency. 1 n

Further objectsof my invention are, to minimize the cost-of manufacture of heels and provide a structure which is particularly designed for use as a repair or renewal heel in that it can be easily and quickly applied to partly worn shoes and said heel being adapted to receive new lifts when. the old ones have become worn or unfit for service.

A further object of my invention is to provide a heel having an outer shell of metal, the outer surface of which can be finished in any desired manner, for instance, with a coating of japan or enamel of any desired color, or with a covering of leather,

fabric or analogous material.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichigure 1 is a side elevation of a shoe to which is applied a heel of my improved construction.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken through the center of my improved heel.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the heel.

Fig. 4 is a plan view looking against the underside of the heel before the lift is applied thereto. a i

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the upper filler block of my improved heel.

F ig. 6 is a perspective view of the lower filler block.

By reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate a practical embodiment of my invention, it will be noted that the main body of the heel'comprises a relatively thin shell orouter wall 10, an upper filler block 11, and a lower filler block 12. These filler blocks are illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6.

The shell 10 is preferably formed of a single piece of metal, either by casting or by being pressed or stamped from suitable metal, said shell being given the desired form and shape by the molds or dies utilized in its production.

Theiparticular type of heel illustrated in the drawings is known to the trade as a French heel, but it will be understoodthat my invention contemplates the formation of any type of heel, for instance, the Cuban heel, the militarydheel, or a plain low heel 'such as. are generally used on mensfand boys" shoes. w y y y 3 1 3 he fillerblocks lO and. 11 completely fill the} space within the shell 10, the upper marginal edge of said upper block 11 being the upper edge of said shell and flush with the top surface of said upper block being slightly concave in order to fit snugly against theheel seat of the shoe to which the heel is applied.

The under face of the lower filler block 12 lies flush with the lower edge of the shell 10 and the filler blocks are secured firmly to each other by a nail such as 13 which is driven upwardly through the block 12 and a substantial distance into the lower portion of the upper block 11. V

The filler blocks 11 and 12 are preferably formed of fiber, or granular material compressed to the desired density and shaped in the molds in which they are formed so that when they are properly placed in the shell 10, they completely fill the space therein, thus forming a practically solid filler into which nails or tacks may be readily driven.

Obviously the upper filler block 11 tapers toward its lower end and the lower block 12 tapers toward its upper end so that said .firmly securing the blocks may be readily positioned in the shell and then secured to each other by the nail 13. A lift 14 of leather, rubber or analogous material is positioned against the underside of the heel and secured thereto by small nails or tacks which are driven through the lift into the lower portion of the filler block 12, and when this lift becomes worn or unfit for service, it can be easily and quickly removed and replaced by a new lift.

When my improved heel is applied to a shoe, the concave top surface of the heel body is positioned directly against the heel seat of the shoe and fastening devices such as nails or screws are driven through the heel portion'of the sole of the shoe and into the upper portion of the filler block 11, thus heel to the shoe. Inasmuch as the shell 10 is formed of metal, its outer surface can be finished in any desired manner, either with a coating of enamel, japan, paint, or the like, which finish can be given any desired color or a layer of leather or fabric may be applied directly to thesurface 0f the shell. H

"Aheel of my improved construction can be easily and cheaply manufactured, can be readily applied to boots or shoes, is capable of being reused or transferred from one shoe to another, is very strong and durable, comparativel'y light in weight, resilient to acertain degreeyand is effective in minimizing the cost of repairs inasmuch as new lifts of either leather or rubber can be easily and quickly applied to the bottom of the heel when the old lifts have become unfit for service. 7

It will be readily understood that minor changes in'the size, form and construction of t e various parts of my improved heel can be made and substituted for those here in shown and described, without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a shoe heel, the combination with a relatively'thin seamless cast metal shell, of a compressed filler block of composition material positioned in the upper portion of said shell, a compressed filler block of composition material positioned in the lower portion of said shell, fastening means passing entirely through the lower block and extending upwardly into the upper block, and a lift secured to the underside of the lower filler block and covering the lower edges of the shell of the heel.

2. In a shoe heel, the combination with a relatively thin seamless cast metal shell formed in a single piece, the upper and lower portions of which are flared, outwardly, of a compressed filler block of composition material fitting snugly within the upper portion of said shell, the top surface of which filler block is substantially flush with the upper edge of the shell, a compressed filler block of composition material positioned in the lower portion of said shell, the undersurface of which block lies flush with the lower edges of said shell, fastening means passing entirely through the lower block and extending upwardly a substantial distance into the upper block, and a lift secured to the underside of the lower filler blloilzlk and covering the lower edges of the s -e In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature this 29th day of November, 1919.

ALBERT J. SERTL.

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